Search for dissertations about: "feminism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 87 swedish dissertations containing the word feminism.

  2. 6. Rethinking civilisation in a European feminist context: History, nature, women in Elin Wägner's Väckarklocka

    Author : Katarina Leppänen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Elin Wägner; Rosa Mayreder; Mathilde Vaerting; Women s Organisation for World Order; Johann Jakob Bachofen; feminism; matriarchy; feminist essentialism; anti-essentialism; 1920s; 1930s; critique of civilisation; ecological feminism; ecofeminism; nature; culture;

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  4. 7. Feminism and the Academy : Exploring the Politics of Institutionalization in Gender Studies in Sweden

    Author : Mia Liinason; Genusvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; feminism; Academy; gender; hegemony; institutionalization; Women s Gender Feminist Studies; transformation; knowledge production; interdisciplinarity;

    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to analyze the process of institutionalization and neo-/interdisciplinarization in Women’s/Gender/Feminist Studies (WGFS) in Sweden, and the construction of feminist knowledge within this process. Furthermore, the thesis aims to contribute to the feminist debates on academic feminism as a transformative project. READ MORE

  5. 8. Fashioning the Ecological Crisis : Sustainability and Feminism in Fashion Advertising and Communication in Contemporary Sweden

    Author : Mariko Takedomi Karlsson; Humanekologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; feminism; femvertising; fashion; advertising; marketing; sustainability; consumption; gender; greenwashing; social media; feminism; mode; reklam; marknadsföring; hållbarhet; konsumtion; genus; sociala medier; femvertising; greenwashing;

    Abstract : The corporatisation of social justice (gender justice, LGBTQI+ rights, racial justice) and environmental justice ideals in the last decades has grown immensely in western countries, exemplified by rainbow-clad ATM’s during Pride month or Nike using images of NFL player Kaepernick’s anti-racism protest action of taking a knee during the USA national anthem in a marketing campaign. One of the industries that has been particularly inundated with symbols of social justice is the fashion industry. READ MORE

  6. 9. Health, economics, and feminism : on judging fairness and reform

    Author : Anna Månsdotter; Lars Lindholm; Ann Öhman; Finn Diderichsen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : women men; health wealth; fairness reform;

    Abstract : Introduction: The point of departure in this thesis is that women live longer than men, while men have more power, influence and resources, and probably better health-related quality of life, than women. In order to judge and act from this situation, the classical idea that both facts and values are needed for conclusion is adopted. READ MORE

  7. 10. Feminist Sanitary Engineering as a Participatory Alternative in South Africa and Sweden

    Author : Birgitta Rydhagen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Feminism; Heterogeneous engineering; Sanitation technology; User participation;

    Abstract : The main theme in this thesis is potentials for increased user participation in the development of ecological sanitation technologies. The argument is that ecological sanitary engineering can be regarded as a heterogeneous practice that needs to incorporate environmental considerations as well as users’ knowledges and aspirations. READ MORE